Simple Jerome Gambit: Recognize (Part 1)

It's time to check a variation of the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) that is worth knowing, as it involves a mis-step by Black that immediately and succinctly is met by White. This can be particularly helpful for someone playing 1-minute bullet chess.

An earlier comment from "Jerome Gambit: The Promise of Sharp Play and Quick Wins"

I have been warning Readers about the following variation for over a dozen years (see "Jerome Gambit and The Perfesser (Part I)") that there are concrete steps that can be taken to bring the game to a successful conclusion.

Percolator - vishnuvinod_13

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf6 

Attempting to hang onto the Knight, and to block access to the Bishop. Better is the standard 6...Ke6, or the sly 6...Kf8, or the save 6...Ng6 or the impending offer of a Rook with 6...g6.

7.Qf5+ Ke7 8.Qxe5+ Black resigned

White will pick up the Bishop after 8...Kf8: 9.Qxc5+ d6 10.Qe3 with a 2-pawn advantage.

If I read the time stamp correctly, this win cost White about 4 seconds.